|
Post by grinch on Nov 13, 2021 12:43:51 GMT
And after listening to ‘The Boat Hook’ by Sheila Hodgson I have finally finished off the stories inspired by M.R. James.
All brilliantly written and all the stories feature some great acting in them. Quite honestly if you’re a fan of James or his writing I can’t recommend these enough.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2021 20:38:50 GMT
Bafflegab- the Ash Tree a good old fashioned type of winters tale good adaptation
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2021 19:58:29 GMT
BBC-The Lady in the Lake-Raymond Chandler
how River song should occasionally be.Love Toby Stephens as Marlowe in these full cat dramas
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2021 14:23:13 GMT
A wee break from WHO
BBC Audio-Tinker,Tailor,Soldier,Spy-John Le Carre
one of the best spy dramas
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 3, 2021 0:00:06 GMT
Deadly Download (Jason Arnopp)
Read by Elizabeth Sladen. A solid story. Nothing more, nothing less.
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 4, 2021 20:53:51 GMT
“Puss in Boots” (1979)
Written by Chris Emmett. Starring Arthur Askey, Kenneth Connor, Billy Boyle and Anita Harris.
Seemed appropriate to give this a listen considering it’s the festive season. Actually is rather funny even if a lot of the references are very much written for a ‘70s audience.
Honestly surprised at how well Pantomime works on audio. I know Bernice Summerfield did it to great effect later but that was admittedly more of a parody of the genre.
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 5, 2021 12:58:14 GMT
“Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp” (1980)
Written by Chris Emmett. Starring Alfred Marks, Kenneth Connor, Billy Boyle and Clodagh Rogers.
This is albeit a very condensed form of your traditional pantomime of Aladdin but is still just as enjoyable and funny as it’s feline predecessor. And this might be sacrilege to say, but I think I prefer Kenneth Connor in the pantomime Dame role than I do Arthur Askey.
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 6, 2021 20:57:08 GMT
“Mother Goose” (1981)
Once again written by Chris Emmett. Starring Kenneth Connor, Mollie Sugden, Billy Boyle and Michael Robbins. Really excellent stuff and probably the best of the radio pantos so far. Michael Robbins makes for an excellent Demon King with his evil exasperation reminding me greatly of his role from ‘On the Buses’
On another note, I do think it’s rather odd that Mother Goose as a pantomime seems not be as prominent as it once was. Seemed to be everywhere in the 20th century yet come the Millennium it seemed to just vanish. Not sure why but it’s just an observation on my part.
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 8, 2021 21:15:08 GMT
“Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat” (1982)
Written by Chris Emmett. Starring Kenneth Connor, Frank Thornton and Anita Harris. Probably the one with the largest amount of (current) pop culture references in it. Especially considering Roy Plomley makes an appearance in it straight from his stint on Desert Island Discs.
|
|
|
Post by fitzoliverj on Dec 8, 2021 21:31:40 GMT
If you're listening to radio pantomimes, I definitely recommend the Douglas Adams-produced "Black Cinderella II Goes East", with all ex-Footlights all-star cast (such as John Cleese, Peter Cook, Richard Murdoch, a desperate-to-do-anything Bill Oddie, and the then deputy leader of the Liberal Party as the Fairy-Tale Liberal Prime Minister, on the grounds that you only get Liberal Prime Ministers in fairy-tales...)
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 8, 2021 21:40:46 GMT
If you're listening to radio pantomimes, I definitely recommend the Douglas Adams-produced "Black Cinderella II Goes East", with all ex-Footlights all-star cast (such as John Cleese, Peter Cook, Richard Murdoch, a desperate-to-do-anything Bill Oddie, and the then deputy leader of the Liberal Party as the Fairy-Tale Liberal Prime Minister, on the grounds that you only get Liberal Prime Ministers in fairy-tales...) Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll be sure to check it out. I must admit I’m a little surprised just how well pantomime works on audio. Always thought of it as a very visual medium myself.
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 9, 2021 13:42:15 GMT
The Sleeping Beauty (1983)
Written by (you guessed it) Chris Emmett. Starring Nerys Hughes, Kenneth Connor, Frank Thornton, Maureen Lipman and strangely enough, Terry Wogan of all people.
This one marked the last of the BBC radio pantomimes and I have to say they were a joy to listen. I never realised just how effective they could be on the audio format and I honestly wouldn’t mind the tradition making a comeback. Wouldn’t even need to be a traditional pantomime as it seems every other story now can be given the panto treatment.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2021 15:35:02 GMT
Finished BBC- A PERFECT SPY-John Le Carre
a perfect tale on audio
|
|
|
Post by kurumais on Dec 11, 2021 19:05:21 GMT
baker's end the king of cats wonderfully silly
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 14, 2021 12:19:00 GMT
Toad of Toad Hall (1973)
Adapted from the stage play by A.A. Milne which in itself was adapted from the original book by Kenneth Grahame. Stars Bernard Cribbins, Cyril Luckham, Richard Goolden and Derek Smith as the titular Toad.
I must admit I’m not as familiar with the stage play as I am the original book but I thought this was fairly entertaining with some decent songs in it. Smith’s Toad was rather surprising as well. Being more silver-tongued than how I usually imagine Toad.
|
|
|
Post by fitzoliverj on Dec 16, 2021 20:44:05 GMT
On Radio 4 Extra, "If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?" - Peter Capaldi and Richard E Grant as graduates in a flat-share.
|
|
|
Post by bonehead on Dec 18, 2021 16:28:46 GMT
AudioGo's BBC 'Destiny of the Daleks'.
I've always enjoyed this tale, and it is still enjoyable even without the charm of Davros's bulbous wobbly head and a bunch of battered Daleks. Lalla Ward's narration is great, and there are even some lines of dialogue you can hear, that were virtually incomprehensible on television. When she says there's a corridor full of Daleks, you believe her. I always loved these television soundtracks and really miss AudioGo. You can actually hear the squeaking of the chairs on the Movellan spacecraft! It surprises me that Big Finish haven't been able to take up the mantle of releasing these soundtracks.
|
|
|
Post by mark687 on Dec 22, 2021 0:34:31 GMT
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Dec 22, 2021 15:10:49 GMT
|
|
|
Post by mark687 on Dec 22, 2021 20:09:11 GMT
Its Alright its a clean read though no Ring Modulator used. Regards mark687
|
|